2) ATSSB - The directors who said ‘fine, we’ll start our own’ are heroes to me. Our small school band association is second to none, and the level of musicianship can be largely attributed to a strong small school region/area/all-state process.
3) Support from districts and admins with personnel and budget are huge. I put a large part of that to marching bands importance and our going to every game. When you weekly compare bands, it means there is incentive to have more support here.
4) Tradition - I’m from New Mexico and went to college in Ohio. The number of parents and community members who had positive memories of band when I arrived was astounding.
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